Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer won't run for governor

From the News Service of Florida:

Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer has decided
against challenging Gov. Rick Scott in the 2014 elections, he announced
Wednesday.

"So, after careful consideration, I've decided that I will not run
for governor," Dyer said to applause at the end of his annual "State of the
City" address. "I believe that I have a responsibility to the people of Orlando
to finish what we started."

Dyer said at the Democratic National Convention last
year that he was considering a gubernatorial bid. He said Wednesday that he had
come to a decision after thinking about whether his time would be better spent
on the campaign trial or working at City Hall.

"When you boil it down to that
question, the decision was remarkably easy," he said.

Dyer is the latest
Democratic hopeful to pour cold water on the idea of a run in 2014; former state
Chief Financial Officer and 2010 gubernatorial nominee Alex Sink said last week
that she was far less likely to run after the death of her husband, Bill
McBride. Former Gov. Charlie Crist, a
Republican-turned-independent-turned-Democrat, is considered likely to be the
party's frontrunner, particularly if Sink decides not to run.